FOREIGN VISITORS IN JAPAN FALL BY 98.3% IN JANUARY 2020 AMID PANDEMIC

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• Foreign visitors in Japan fall by 98.3% in January 2020 amid pandemic.
• Visitors from Vietnam made up almost half of the arrivals at 20,000 in January.
• Visitors from China came in second, followed by South Korea.

JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS TRAVEL SURPLUS TO SHRINK 79.2 PERCENT AMID PANDEMIC

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• Japan Govt. reports travel surplus to shrink 79.2 percent amid pandemic.
• Japan's travel balance in 2020 logged black ink in 2020.
• The primary income balance showed a surplus of 20.72 trillion yen.
• Imports d...

JAPANESE GOVT. CONSIDERING EXTENDING ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PROGRAM UNTIL JANUARY

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• Japanese Govt. considering extending ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy program until January.
• The new date has so far not been determined.
• The government plans to draft a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020.
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JAPAN SAW A PLUNGE IN FOREIGN TRAVELERS IN SEPTEMBER; 99 PERCENT

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• Japan saw a plunge in foreign travelers in September; 99 percent.
• The number of Japanese nationals departing the country came down to 98.2 percent.
• By the end of the year, the government is said to come up with a plan to ...

JAPAN’S ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PLAN TO INCREASE ITS COST BEARING BY HALF FROM OCTOBER

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• Japan’s ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy plan to reduce its cost bearing by half from October.
• Previously the government covered only 35 percent of the travelers’ cost.
• The entire program is about $12.7 bil...

JAPAN CLARIFIES THE RUMORS TO BEAR A PART OF VISITORS' EXPENSES

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• Japan Tourism Agency dismissed the rumors of a campaign that would pay half of the visitors’ expenses
• The rumor was viewed as an attempt to revitalize the corona virus hit sector

On Wednesday, the Japan Tourism Agenc...